Sr. Manager, Global Strategy

About the role

The Senior Manager of Global Strategy for Mars Snacking will support the development and deployment of our global strategies, playing a key role in supporting the long-term growth and value creation journey of the company. This highly visible position, reporting to the Senior Director of Global Strategy and working in close coordination with the Mars Snacking Leadership Team, will be filled by a candidate with exceptional drive and energy, who has strong analytical skills, the ability to turn data into insights, and highly effective verbal and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to formulate enterprise strategy and champion the end-to-end strategic planning process across all business units
• Communicate our challenges, strengths, and performance to senior stakeholders (C-suite / Board) via thoughtful, compelling, and polished presentations
• Lead and execute internal projects across a myriad of critical business issues to help deliver on our global strategy
• Work with regional and global stakeholders to define the key questions that need to be answered, develop a plan and approach to solve, and execute against the plan to deliver results
• Drive our competitive intelligence and benchmarking work. Work in close collaboration with our regional teams and conduct desk research and data analysis

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in either global corporate strategy or strategy consulting at a top tier firm (with strong preference for CPG industry experience)
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to break problems into logical sub-components, build a framework for analysis, collect and structure large amounts of data, and conduct thoughtful analyses to arrive at business recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize and clearly communicate complex findings through focus on critical issues and actionable opportunities
• Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect, with peers, team members, and executives
• Track record of success in effectively owning and driving complex projects involving frequent interaction with senior executives
• Comfort in dealing with ambiguity
• Extensive experience in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel required
• MBA or Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business or related field strongly preferred
• Passion for consumer goods and our brands

Benefits

• Work with over 160,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles
• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University
• An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus
• The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits
• Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment

Pay

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is USD 169,840.00 – USD 233,530.00; base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.